Nominal Forms
Infinitive: to beta
Participle: betaed
Gerund: betaing
Cognates
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Indicative
Present
| I | beta |
| you | beta |
| he;she;it | betas |
| we | beta |
| you | beta |
| they | beta |
Perfect
| I | have betaed |
| you | have betaed |
| he;she;it | has betaed |
| we | have betaed |
| you | have betaed |
| they | have betaed |
Past
| I | betaed |
| you | betaed |
| he;she;it | betaed |
| we | betaed |
| you | betaed |
| they | betaed |
Pluperfect
| I | had betaed |
| you | had betaed |
| he;she;it | had betaed |
| we | had betaed |
| you | had betaed |
| they | had betaed |
Future
| I | will beta |
| you | will beta |
| he;she;it | will beta |
| we | will beta |
| you | will beta |
| they | will beta |
Future Perfect
| I | will have betaed |
| you | will have betaed |
| he;she;it | will have betaed |
| we | will have betaed |
| you | will have betaed |
| they | will have betaed |
Subjunctive
Present
| I | beta |
| you | beta |
| he;she;it | beta |
| we | beta |
| you | beta |
| they | beta |
Perfect
| I | have betaed |
| you | have betaed |
| he;she;it | have betaed |
| we | have betaed |
| you | have betaed |
| they | have betaed |
Imperfect
| I | betaed |
| you | betaed |
| he;she;it | betaed |
| we | betaed |
| you | betaed |
| they | betaed |
Pluperfect
| I | had betaed |
| you | had betaed |
| he;she;it | had betaed |
| we | had betaed |
| you | had betaed |
| they | had betaed |
Conditional
Present
| I | would beta |
| you | would beta |
| he;she;it | would beta |
| we | would beta |
| you | would beta |
| they | would beta |
Perfect
| I | would have betaed |
| you | would have betaed |
| he;she;it | would have betaed |
| we | would have betaed |
| you | would have betaed |
| they | would have betaed |
Imperative
| you | beta |
| we | Let's beta |
| you | beta |
Verbs conjugated like 'beta'
abandon,
abduct,
abear,
aberr,
abject,
abord,
abort,
abound,
abraid,
abray,
abrook,
abscind,
abscond,
absist,
absorb,
abstain,
abstract,
accend,
accent,
accept, etc. (List truncated at 20 verbs)
Verbs similar to 'beta'
bet,
betag,
bete,
abet,
baa,
bat,
bate,
bath,
be,
bead,
Synonyms & Antonyms
Additional Information
Phrasal Verbs
Etymology
1. Etymology tree
2. Proto-Semitic *bayt-
3. Phoenician 𐤁𐤕 (bt)bor.
4. Ancient Greek βῆτᾰ (bêtă)bor.
5. English beta
6. Borrowed from Ancient Greek βῆτᾰ (bêtă). Doublet of beth.
Sample Sentences
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1999, sqira a., in alt.tv.x-files.creative http://groups.google.com/group/alt.tv.x-files.creative/msg/29d32d27e61755f2?dmode=source
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My thanks to Heather; who read it and betaed it. Thank you.
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2000, Elizabeth Durack, quoted in Angelina I. Karpovich, “The Audience as Editor: The Role of Beta Readers in Online Fan Fiction Communities” (essay), in Karen Hellekson and Kristina Busse (editors), Fan Fiction and Fan Communities in the Age of the Internet, McFarland (2006), →ISBN, page 180,
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Beta’ing is time-consuming, so asking a lot of people to give you a detailed analysis isn’t the most polite thing to do.
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2002, Jane Davitt, in alt.tv.buffy-v-slayer.creative http://groups.google.com/group/alt.tv.buffy-v-slayer.creative/msg/9301606b391212c0?dmode=source
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The next part is written and beta'd (thanks, Jen!), ready to go but I haven't even started what should be the final part yet.
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2002, Karmen Ghia, in alt.startrek.creative.erotica.moderated http://groups.google.com/group/alt.startrek.creative.erotica.moderated/msg/8405f53e8acbb0c1?dmode=source
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I had the honor of betaing this story and as I was doing the first read through I had the odd, but lovely, experience when a story suspends the reader in its own rhythm and flow, its own reality.